The Moonlit Shipyards

Written January 15, 2007 in Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, River, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Water

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The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky.

This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November.

FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing:

Flickr’s exif data for this is a bit wrong - gthumb says the exposure was for 5 seconds, aperture was wide open at f4.5, and lens set at 28mm, which you can probably multiply by 1.6 for the crop factor. ISO was 100.

Post Processing was done in the GIMP using 3 layers:
1. Top layer is transparent with a black gradient at the bottom. Layer mode is Overlay.
2. Middle layer is black and white, and blurred and with added noise. It’s set to screen mode, and opacity of 51%.
3. Bottom layer is the colour image, slightly saturated and darker.

Hope that helps!

7 comments on ' The Moonlit Shipyards '

Wow man, this is one very nice shot. Mind to tell which settings did you use ?Cheers,FRLinux

Written by Flickr: frlinux on January 15, 2007 at 1:49am
Excellent Shot xeer !!

Written by Flickr: johncobh on January 15, 2007 at 1:56am
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate that!I’ve updated the description with the settings and some info on post-processing, it might inspire someone to use the same technique!

Written by Flickr: xeer on January 15, 2007 at 6:16am
I always think that Horsehead crane makes a fine photo and this proves it.

Written by Flickr: despod on January 16, 2007 at 9:14am
I grew up overlooking those, and for a time as a youngster I thought those yokes were these yokes.

You know, leftover from some battle, but I always suspected they might spring to life one day…

Maybe they will.

Written by frankp on January 17, 2007 at 2:49am
Thanks Despod! I have lots of other similar shots, including ones with only the crane heads and the moon. I may try and ressurect them and post later on.

Written by Flickr: xeer on January 17, 2007 at 8:39am
thanks for the precisions, it’s great to know what was used for that shot. I own a 300D and am experimenting quite a lot but usually ain’t retouching pictures using Gimp.

Written by Flickr: frlinux on January 22, 2007 at 1:31am